As October wraps up this week I feel the need to pat myself on the back that I survived yet another birthday season. 4 kid's birthdays within roughly 48 days of each other. It was real, it was fun but please don't say the word birthday around me for a very long time. Ha!
Blake turned TEN October 1. A momentous occasion for our first born daughter! TEN? Really? Blake wanted to celebrate with a sleepover. Her first one! We had a great time planning her special evening. A sleepover cake, some crafts and special Dubai friends made for the perfect 10th birthday.
So how do you construct a sleepover cake? First you Google the instructions! I found that I would need some Twinkies to create the little bodies under the covers. Great! Good luck finding Twinkies around here! I luckily stumbled upon an arabic Twinkie-like variety and made do! You slice them in half and lay them on top of the iced cake to make the bodies. Then ice over them to create the blanket.
I was pretty pleased with the cake. Smarties for the polka-dots and marshmallows for the little girlies! The hardest part was the faces. Caution: Girls DO NOT eat the marshmallows. I used a sharpie to draw the little faces! I am just not that talented with the icing! Ha!
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BLAKE WAS THRILLED TO OPEN THE
PRESENTS OUR FAMILY SENT BACK WITH US |
LATER IN THE DAY BLAKE'S PALS ARRIVED AND THE FUN BEGAN!
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| PIZZA, PAJAMAS AND CHIT CHAT |
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| DANCE PARTY |
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| A LITTLE CRAFTING..BEADED CHOPSTICKS FOR YOUR HAIR! |
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| CAKE AND WISHES |
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| PRESENTS! |
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| CUTE SLEEPOVER JAMMIES THAT THE GIRLS AUTOGRAPHED! |
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| BARBIE FURNITURE..HER FAVORITE |
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AFTER SCHOOL ON HER ACTUAL BIRTHDAY
LIV HAD SOME FRIENDS OVER FOR A SMALL CELEBRATION! |
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| WHEN I TOOK TREATS UP TO HER CLASS THAT DAY I COULDN'T HELP TAKE NOTICE OF THIS AMAZING MAP SHOWING WHERE ALL THE KIDS IN HER CLASS ARE FROM. |
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| DANCE PARTY |
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| CRAFTING...WE WIRED BEADS ON PENCILS THIS TIME INSTEAD OF CHOP STICKS! |
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| THE GIRLS DID SUCH A GREAT JOB! |
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| SWIMMING AND DIVING FOR DIRHAMS! |
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| MORE CRAFTS! CANVAS PAINTING |
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| CAKE! I MADE THE 8 OUT OF NERDS! |
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| WE LOVE YOU BEAUTIFUL LIV! |
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| LILLY? WHERE ARE YOU HEADED WITH THAT CAKE? |
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ONE OF HER FAVORITE BIRTHDAY GIFTS..ABAYA BARBIE!
So the Birthday-palooza has come and gone. We had a great time celebrating the births of our 4 chickens. Time to rest...oh wait! It's time for HALLOWEEN and a trip to SINGAPORE!
What's a mom to do when life just gets too busy? One word..HAMAM....That would be a turkish bath! AMAZING experience...AMAZING!
Cheers from Dubai!!!!! |
